Category: Leisure, culture and heritage

1926 Leisure, culture and heritage posts found.

Magical October half-term awaits at Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery

24/09/2019
An image of two children dressed as a skeleton and a witch making a potion over a cauldron. Join Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery for Museums are Magic and create your own potion.

A magical, mystical adventure awaits this October half-term term at Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery (SM&AG) with the return of Museums Are…

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Sir Henry Sidney and the Ludlow Castle Heraldic Roll exhibition set to open

18/09/2019
An image of the Corbet Shield on the Ludlow Castle Heraldic Roll which will feature in the new exhibition at Shropshire Museums Collections Centre in Ludlow.

Shropshire Museums Collections Centre in Ludlow is delighted to announce a new exhibition, ‘Sir Henry Sidney and the Ludlow Castle Heraldic Roll’.…

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Exciting new Darwin Room Sessions set to begin at Shrewsbury Library

17/09/2019
An image of Shrewsbury Library.

Shrewsbury Library is excited to launch the new Darwin Room Sessions this September in the wake of successful recent events. The Darwin…

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Charlie Landsborough at Theatre Severn on Tuesday 15 October on his farewell tour

17/09/2019
Charlie Landsborough

Charlie Landsborough will play Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury on Tuesday 15 October 2019 as part of his farewell tour. Charlie Landsborough has announced…

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Shrewsbury Castle welcomes thousands for opening of Laura’s Tower

16/09/2019

Sunday 15 September 2019 proved to be a record breaking day at Shrewsbury Castle as a new record for visitor numbers in…

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The Bishop’s Castle Michaelmas Fair

16/09/2019

On Saturday 21 September 2019, the Bishop’s Castle Michaelmas Fair will take place. Michaelmas is a highly imaginative and artistic street fair…

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Finds of national significance in Nesscliffe Hillfort archaeological dig success

13/09/2019
An image of some of the team working in the trench during the archaeological fdig at Nesscliffe Hillfort.

During the last two weeks of August the first official archaeological dig of Nesscliffe Hillfort was undertaken by Southampton and Oxford University…

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Armed Forces Outreach Support service cafe session on Monday 16 September 2019

12/09/2019
Armed Forces Outreach service

Shropshire Council is inviting people to the next Armed Forces Outreach Support service session which will take place this coming Monday (16…

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Free entry at Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery in heritage celebration

12/09/2019
An image of the front of Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery in The Square.

Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery (SM&AG) are offering free entry to visitors in celebration of the Heritage Open Days festival. On Saturday…

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‘Wem Hoard’ of Roman hacksilver declared treasure at Coroner’s inquest last week

09/09/2019
Wem Hoard: the artefacts

John Ellery, HM Senior Coroner for Shropshire, Telford and the Wrekin, declared the ‘Wem Hoard’ as treasure at an inquest last week…

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